1.Christy’s mom suspected something was wrong with her son. What important details lead her to this suspicion? 2.Summarize What does this behavior say about the mother’s character? 3.Autobiography Do you think Christy’s mom is important to him? Why or why not? 4.Summarize what advice do people give Christy’s mother? Summarize it in your own words. 5.Language The wall and curtain are imaginative, not real. What actually separates Christy from the other children? How is this think like a wall or curtain? 6.Summarize How does Christy’s mother try to teach words to him? 7.Access Vocabulary When the suffix –tion is added to aver, it changes the verb to a noun. Based on your knowledge of the verb contend, what does the noun contention mean? 8.Summarize Which sentence on this page do you think best summaries Brown’s condition? Why? 9.Autobiography How does Brown make this scene come alive? Name two details that help you picture the room. 10.Autobiography Why does Brown go into so much detail about this moment? 11.Autobiography Why is this an important moment in the life of Brown’s mother?
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Margin Questions
1.Christy’s mom suspected something was wrong with her son. What important details lead her to this suspicion?
2.Summarize What does this behavior say about the mother’s character?
3.Autobiography Do you think Christy’s mom is important to him? Why or why not?
4.Summarize what advice do people give Christy’s mother? Summarize it in your own words.
5.Language The wall and curtain are imaginative, not real. What actually separates Christy from the other children? How is this think like a wall or curtain?
6.Summarize How does Christy’s mother try to teach words to him?
7.Access Vocabulary When the suffix –tion is added to aver, it changes the verb to a noun. Based on your knowledge of the verb contend, what does the noun contention mean?
8.Summarize Which sentence on this page do you think best summaries Brown’s condition? Why?
9.Autobiography How does Brown make this scene come alive? Name two details that help you picture the room.
10.Autobiography Why does Brown go into so much detail about this moment?
11.Autobiography Why is this an important moment in the life of Brown’s mother?